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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
AN OLD MANS CRIME.
Why William Showers Killed His
Daughters Illegitimate Chill


LEBANON, Pa, Nov. 1S.-William
Showers, the old man who has been in
Jail in this place since last May await
ing trial on the charge of numbering his
two grandchildren, has made his second
confession of his crime. His first he
made few weeks ago in open court, his
case having been called for trial and in
the absence of his counsel. In that con-
feSSiOn he declared that he had killed
his children at the suggestion of his
hOuSekeeper, who aided him i'm the
crime, so that there would be no imped-
iment to his marrying the housekeeper.
Yesterday the old man (he is nearly
seventy summoned Col. Settler to his
cell and made a second confession to
him. He said the children were two of
four illegitimate children born to his
daughter Sarah, all by different fathers.
He had always supported them. Soon
after the birth of the last child his
daughter married a notorious character
known as ''Huffnagle, the Cowboy"
Huffnagle and his wife were anxious
to get Showers out of the way and
once his daughter attempted to poison
him. After that Showers drove Huff
nagle from the house. Huffnagle tried
to kill the old man several times, once
by placing dynamite cartridges where
he was working. Soon after that, two
of the children died, followed by the
death of their mother. Then Showers
wife died, leaving him with the care of
the two remaining unfortunate grand
children. 1t was hard for him to get
any one to keep house for him and have
the care of the children, so he tried to
place them in different aims houses,
without success. Finally, overwhelmed
with trouble, and believing that it would
be better for his nameleSs grandchil-
dren, he killed them while they were
asleep and buried their bodies in the
ditch where they were found. Showers
does not charge his hOusekeeper with
any knowledge of the crime in his con-
feSsiOn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
The Detroit Suicide Leaves a Letter to
the Public.
HE KILLED HIS MISTRESS.
A Final Resting Place for the Dead An
archists--The General Record
OF Evil Deeds.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 18.-Two letters
showing conclusively that Capt. Mills
murdered the wife of his manager and
then committed suicide, were made pub
lie this afternoon, one having been
written before the murder of Mrs. Ris
ing and the other just previous to the
taking of his own life. In the latter he
says:
''Let all people know have shot MIS-.
Eta Rising, the person l love better
than L do myself, and for the purpose of
having her not deceive any one else as
she has me. Oh, what a deceitful per-
son she is. She has not got any more
than she deserves. / am ready to die
for it. She-I mean Eta Rising-has
played the double game on me long
enough. She has torn my very heart
strings out of me. l told her would
be sorry to do this, but she has ruined
me. and may God have mercy on me for
the steps have taken"
A third letter, written Nov. 2, shows
that the crime had been brOOded over
for several weeks.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Held for the Poisoning.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1S.-The details
of a poisoning of a dinner party in
Franklin parish last week, by which ten
peopIe died from eating the dressing of
a turkey, have already been published.
The wife of Mr.. King, ON whose place
the poisoning occurred, and her daugh-
fer were arrested as principals. Old
man King was ambushed and shot and
killed. It is probable that Mrs. King
and her daughter will both be lynehed
by the excited neighbOrS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

can't make mince meat of the big. lum-
bering calf whom Duncan G. Ross. the
prince of hippOdromers. produced, then
he had better retire from the ring. Isee
by recently arrived Australian paper
that Godfrey is expected in the anti
podes to fight Jackson, the recent con-
querer of Lees. Jackson is also a col
ored man, and is evidently anxious to
meet some American of his own color.
Why don't some one take Wilson over
there? There is bushel of money to
be made there for any man who can best
jackson, and L think Wilson is that
man, ''KERCHAw."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
The Gloucester Fisheries.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Nov. 1S.-A re-
sumo of the fisheries business for the
year ending Oetobet, 1887, shows that
the total number of vessels owned in
this district is 474, with a tonnage of
30,624, against 4S7 vessels last year with
a tonnage of 30,5S3. There have been
% vessels added to the district against
y last year. 4 number have been sold
or broken up. Seventeen vessels of an
aggregate tonnage of 1,l37 have been
lost with 127 men, who leave 90 widows
and 81 fatherleSs children
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Entirely too Religious.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S.-A Polish school
master was fined s. to-day for chastis-
ing little girl for attending a Baptist
Sunday school. The case came up for
hearing before Justice LIE Buy, but as
the justice thought the case was some
thing of the character of tempest in a
teapot the fine was suspended. The
case was at first supposed to smack
something of religious intolerance, as
the child attended the Catholic parochial
school and the priest and schOOlmaster
appeared to think that the ehild's saliva
ton might be wrecked by attending a
heterOdOX school on Sunday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
A Marshal Arrested.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Nov. 49,
Deputy United States Marshal George
Jacks, of Muskegon, who is attending
the United States court, was arrested
tonight, charged with robbing several
Muskegon stores. A quantity of the
missing goods, including forty rolls of
cloth and several clocks, were found in
his room
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
y:|s|| |E|:H |a;|f!I!

DR.. II. Nelson, surgeon in charge. Office,
226 Washington av. south. corner Third av.
Guarantee to eradicate and permanently
cure without caustic or mercury, chronic or
poisonous diseases of the blood, throat, nose,
skin, bladder and kindred organs. Gravel
and structure cured without pain or cutting.
three to eight days by local remedy. Vic
tins of indiscretion or excess with cough, in
digestion, tired feeling. nervous. physical and
organic weakness, rendering marriage i'm
proper or unhappy, should call or write. as
they are often treated for consumption. dys-
pepsia and liver complaint by inexpe-
rieneed men, who mistake the cause of the
evil and thus multiply both. Separate rooms
for ladies. No nauseous drugs used. Hours,
day, to p. M. Book, soc by mail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Yellow Fever.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 1S.-Two
new cases of fever were reported from
Tampa to-day. There is only one case
of sickness now in Old Tampa, namely,
the mayor, who is convalescing. A let
ter from Manatee says there has been
no yellow fever at that place.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
A MoOnShiner Hanged.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1S.-A special from
Atlanta, Ca, says: Kilman c. Justice
was hanged at Hywasse at noon to-day
for the murder of James B. Goddard.
Justice was mOOnShiner, and killed
Goddard because he thought that he
had given information leading to the
discovery of his still. Goddard was
seventy-five years old and Justice was
thlrtN-fiYe Years old.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Fatal Shooting ARRAY,

GLENwOoD SPRINGS, Col, Nov. 49,
A shooting affray occurred in saloon
this morning between Frank Smith and
Charles Baker, gamblers. Smith will
die. During the shooting a bystander
killed by stray bullet. Baker is in
iniI
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Bouncing the Boomers.

Fort WORTH. Tex, Nov. 1S.-News
has been received here tonight to the
effect that Indians are burning the
Oklahoma country. No cause is as
signed for the alleged outbreak. The
superstition is that there is an uprising
against boomers"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Landed atCastIe Garden.

New YORK, Nov. 1S.-The remaining
passengers of the steamship Alesia, 224
in number, who were quarantined at
Hoffman's island, were landed at Castle
Garden to-day
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
A Noted Irishman dead

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-JOhn j. Breslin,
the well-known Irish patriot. died at
his home, 45I Canal street, at AS o'clock
this morNng from Bright's disease. He
was fifty-four years old.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
He Was BuukOed.

NEwBURGH, n. Y, Nov. 1S.-Capt.
Thomas G.. Ring, an old and wealthy
citizen, was bunkoed out of $1,000 here
to-day by means of the old lottery
dodge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
ROOMS FOR RENT.

CEVENTH ST. 277, WEST-Two of the
- incest and best kept rooms in the city,
two blocks from the Seven corners, on street
car line, for gentlemen with references; one
second-story front with bay window; the
other southern side exposure; newly papered
and furnished: hot bath. Call after 10 a. m.
323-324
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
Coal Takes a jump.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-The retail price
of coal was advanced so cents by the
dealers tonight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

the wants will every day
H0f1fG Give to those who work their
way,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

geo is THE PRICE THAT Will BUY
.pOO as pretty a diamond ring as one
could desire, consisting of ten stones set in
double row. representing two rings; they are
s pr1lhana tnougn not large; ana very rich de-
$50
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

&SH ~ WILL BUY THIS RICHLY EN-
ipsOO. - graved gents hunting case,
solid gold watch; stem winder and setter,
Illinois nickel, full jeweled movement, cut ex-
pansion balance and patent safety pinion this
watch has been in use only few months and
could not be told from new. No. II, page
Sc; original cost, $50.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

SOU rateiy engraved gents hunting il Cease case
14-carat gold watch: stem winder and setter
with all Elgin nickel full jeweled movement
cut expansion balance and safety pinion
heavy cases; comparatively new and a good
tmepiece. Ask for 10, page Sc; original
cost, 500.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

.D%OO fine diamond ring, weighing
nearly PIP carats; almost white, exceedingly
brilliant fine cut good depth and not flaw
of any kind; plain gold mounting. The num-
Der is 1902 and did not cost less than $500.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19

$3.50 g Fos d Hmds f bfaaeet; Eve Eve
white and absolutely stones, all per-
foct and very brilliant, knife edge gold
mounting; very rich and tasty. No. 1864;
original price, $3.50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23
Royal Brothers-in-Law.
From London Society.


The Prince of Wales was thoroughly sor-
ry to lose his cherry brother in law the
King of Greece, at the termination of the
Kings jubilee visit Though they have
met for a day or two occasionally during
the "a Years of their relationship, the two
men had never had an opportunity of see
ing what sort of stuff the other was made of
till now, and it is satisfactory to know that
tho Kings visit to Marlborough House has
sown the seeds of n close friendship. The
King of Greece was brought up in the
same hard school of poverty as his sister,
aud is proud of it. Indeed he carries his
LONELINESS to the verge OF atfectation, for
not only does he dispense with the services
of a valet, but he does great many things
for himself that other men who don't keep
a valet would never dream of doing The
King always brought his work basket into
the smoking room before retiring for the
night, so that he might use the half hour de-
voted to the nocturnal 'nightcap" in replac-
ing missing shirt buttons. But the mon
arch wasn't allowed to have it all his own
way, for Prince George of Wales. like most
sailors. is pretty handy with the needle, and
ran his uncle very close in some of the
wagers they had together as to who could
sew button on quickeyt. The King is said
to be equally proficient in the art Of darning
socks, though Of course he throws them
away when they get like that now
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23
PaInerBros
14S and 80 Congress Street
14s and $50 Congress Street.
PROPOSALS WANTED.
Proposals for Paving.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA,

CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA,
OFFICE OF THE CITY SURVEYOR,
July 29th 1887.
PROPOSALS will be received until WEDNES-
i DAY, August 24th, at 8 o'clock P. NJ,
directed 10 Mr. +. L. Rebarer. Clerk of Council
of the city of Savannah, Ga. for the paving of
that portion Of Congress street in said city lying
between the east property line of West Broad
street and the west property line of DraytOn
street; also that portion of Bull street in said
city lying between the south line of Congress
street and the north line of State street, being
a total area of about eight thousand square
yards.
The proposals may be for granite, grawacke
or asphalt blocks or for sheet asphalt, the speci
fications of which will be the same as given by
the Engineer Department of the District of Co
lumbia in their report for 1896.
Any person desiring to bid upon the above
work, but use different specifications from those
enumerated above, may do so provided that a
copy of the specifications upon which they bid
is enclosed with their bid.
All bids for grawacke, granite or asphalt
blocks must be accompanied by a specimen of
the blocks intended to be used
Separate bids will also be received for the fur
nishiug and laying of about thirty-sive hundred
running feet OF curbstone, of either blue stone
or granite of the following dimensions: four
inches broad, sixteen inches deep, and in lengths
of not less than five feet The curbing 10 be
dressed on the top ten inches from the top on
the front face and four inches from the top on
the rear face; TO be perfectly straight and
square on the ends
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved
For further Information address
j. DEBRUYN KOPS, JR., G. T.,
Acting CITY SURVEYOR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23
BILLS BY THE CART LOAD.
ANOTHER LARGE BATCH DUMPED
ON THE HOUSE TABLE.

Mr. Duggan Calls Attention to the
Hardness of the House in Putting
Through Bills, and Demands an In
vestigation-The Dean Bill Briefly
Discussed.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 22.-In the Senate
to-day Mr. Brantley's bill to regulate the
Inspection and sale of naval stores, was read
the third time and passed without discus
sion. The bill has already appeared in the
NEWS.
The resolution for the relief of the Life
Association of Virginia passed
The unfinished business was the Dean bill
on which Mr. Lewis, of the Nineteenth dis
trict spoke in opposition to the sale. He
was followed by Mr. Hand, of the Ninth
district, who favored the bill and believed
that it was the best policy for the State to
sell the road Further consideration of
the bill was suspended till to morrow
A bill to amend section 1888 OF the Code,
limiting lien of judgments on transferred
property, and bill extending the provs-
ions of the act permitting ex-Confederates
to peddle without a license, to Mexican sol
diels, were read the second time with the
adverse reports of committees and lost, the
reports being agreed to.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23

were the chute holes while the cooking was
done on a gasoline stove, a portable heater
furnishing warmth Mr.. Salter engaged in
business and the couple began to prosper.
They organized a Baptist church, the first
in the place, and the wife took leading
part in the formation of Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union lodge, the meetings
of which she always insisted on having CON
Quoted according to the approved parlia-
mentary rules of debating societies, with
which she had been made more or less IA
miliar at the industrial school.
Mrs. Salter was nominated for Mayor by
the Womans Christian Temperance Union
last spring on strictly Prohibition plat
form The nominating convention was
held in the Baptist church the Saturday
evening before the election and was open
ed by the singing of America" followed
by the reading of Psalm and by prayer
A ticket was nominated. On election day
the nti-ProhibitioniSts ordered their tickets
printed with Mrs. Salter's name as the can
didate for Mayor as n burlesque The tenn
perance workers thercupon waited on Mrs.
Salter, finding her at the washtub. She
was exceedingly angry when Informed of
the insult, but after n council of war con
sented to take the office if elected Her
friends then went to work with will, and
when the polls closed she had received
three fourths of the votes cast. She, how
ever, stoutly disclaims any prediction to
ward wUmans rights, and in all family
matters she defers to her husband, a we'll
to-do attorney and real estate agent
Mrs Salter declares that one term is all
she wants, and that she is not ambitious for
any further political preferInent She says
whenever questioned on the subject, that
she will be glad when her term is ended, as
she wants nothing better than private life.
She receives the DrincelY salary of 81 a
year for guiding the affairs Of the town.
The people, as "A rule, are not overmuch
pleased with her administration, and it is
safe to say that next spring she will not be
called upon TO take second term. IN the
Council chamber it is said that she presides
with becoming severity, checking all incli-
nations to levity with magisterial frowns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23
A Virginia Snake Story.
From Tie Charlottesville Chronici,

lady living not many miles from Charottes-
VILE is very much afraid of snakes She had
always heard that when snake is going TO
strike il wraps the tip OF its tail around some
object to give itself leverage. The other even
ing she retired TO her room without light. the
weather being extremely warm. She had been
there but a moment when her piercing shrieks
aroused the other inmates. who were informed
that n snake was on her bed. In passing her
hand over her bed the snake had wound the tip
of his tail around her finger, preparatory 20
striking the dc9th.dealing blow. When light
was brought the family found the young lady in
fainting condition with her finger inserted in
the ring of q shoe buttoner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

HAINES.-The relatives, friends and &C
quaIntance of Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Haines are in
vited to attend the funeral services of their
youngest son, HENRY S. HAINEs, JR., at the
Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at
O'Clock (city timeJ THIS AFTERNOON.
Charleston Ne1cs and Courier please copy.
CANTWELL.-Th friends and acquaintance
of Mr.. WILLIAM CANTwELL and family are re-
spectfully invited to attend his funeral, from
his late residence, No. rs Habersham street, at
4:30 O'Clock THIS AFTERNOON.
New York Herald please copy.
FLEETwOOD.-The friends and acquaint-
ance Of W. H. Fleetwood and family and Chas.
Gross and family are respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral Of WILLIAM w. FLEETWOOD
from his late residence No. 8013 Habersham
street at 10 O'Clock THIS MORNING.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23
ARGoNIA's WOMAN MAYOR.
How Mrs. Susannah Madeira Salter
Guides the Destinies of a Little Town.

How Mrs. Susannah Madeira Salter
Guides the Destinies of Little Town.
From the Ne,C York World
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 17.-Argonia, quiet
little town in Sumner county, Kan, where
one would never look for a sensation, is new
ertheless just at present as noted in its way
as Kansas City on Chicago, and all because
Of woman Mayor the only one of the kind
known in the history even of the progressive
State of Kansas, which just at present seems
DESTROYS of trying all possible experiments.
Mrs. Mayor Susannah Madeira Salter, or
Mayor Mrs. Susannah Madeira Salter, as one
may choose to call her, is only 81 years of
age, of about the average feminine height
and weighs 12S pounds, according to her
confession. She is, however, a typical from
tiersuians wife, possessed of Drawn and
sinew rather than pleasing plumpneSs and
roundness of form. She talks in an easy,
confident style, in fairly good English, in
which the Western mixture of lenses some
times becomes prominent. She is ALWAYS
properly dignified, and in all the experience
of Argonia has never been known TO crack
joke in the Council chamber. Her eyes
are dark gray aud very deep set and deter
mined looking, while her hair is inclined TO
golden and is worn parted and crimped. She
makes all her own clothes, as we'll as those
Of her four children, the second of whom
was the first child born in the town. The
youngest is a little girl year old
Mrs. Salter was born of Quaker parents
on a farm near Lanira, Belmont county,
Ohio, in 1860, but when II years OF age went
TO Kansas with her parents, aud there was
given a limited schooling at the Kansas
State Industrial College. of which Congress
man j. A. Anderson was then president
There she met Louis A. Salter, son Of an
ex-Lieutenant Governor of the State. who
was working his way through college by
running errands and doing other work
The future Mayoress studied the art of
drcssmasing, and now boasts that She has
paid for the making Of but one gown in her
life.
IN the fall of 1880 the present political
leader Of Argonia's destinies married Mr.
Salter, aud in 1888 she, her husband
and her parents moved TO the town over
whose government she row presides The
aist Mayor was Mrs. Salter's father The
tIst winter Mr.. and Mrs. Salter lived in a
deserted corn house. the windows OF which
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23
SCIENCE AND DECAPITArIoN.
Testimony Regarding the Instantane
BUSINESS of Death by the Guillotine.

Testimony Regarding the Instantane-
BUSINESS of Death by the Guillotine.
From, the British Medical Journal
The Progress Medical publishes paper by
Drs. Regnard and Loye on the examination
of the head and body of convict immedi-
ately after his decapitation by the gullotine
The prisoner was calm to the last, and
not pale, even when his neck was fixed
ready to receive the fatal knife. Two sec
onds after decapitation the checks were still
rosy, the eyes wide open, with moderately
dilated pupils, the mouth firmly closed.
When finger was placed close 10 one eye no
change of expression took place; but on
touching an eye or the tips of the lashes dur
ing the first five seconds, the lids closed Just
as in life This reflex action could not be
elected from the sixth second after decapi-
tation. The jaws were tightly clenched and
could not be opened by manual force. No
similar muscular contraction could be de-
tected in the trunk or extremities One
minute after death the face began to turn
pale, the trunk remained flaccid. the carOtids
continuing to throw out blood remaining in
the circulatory area At the end of four
minutes the face was quite pale, the upper
lids were half closed, the jaws less firmly
clenched than before. The knife passed
through the lower part of tho fourth cervical
vertebra.
These researches show that not trace of
consciousness remains two seconds after be-
heading: that reflex movements of the
cornea can be excited for few seconds;
that the heart may beat for an hour, the
auricles continuing to pulsate alone for over
half that period, and that, putting aside the
reflex movements of the eyelid, the contrac-
ton of the jaws, and the jets of blood from
the carotids, it seemed in this case as though
q corpse had been decapitated, 50 inert were
the remains of the convict. Drs. Regnard
aud Loye note how calm and free even from
physiological death-struggle symptoms is
death by the guillotine. There is not even
asphyxia.